[vox-tech] Linux Mint 17 without monitor

[Jeff Newmiller]

Don't start the Minecraft server using login scripts. There are instructions online for running the server with no interactive login at all.
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On August 31, 2015 7:10:14 AM PDT, Darth Borehd <darth.borehd at gmail.com> wrote:
>I am using a standard Linux Mint 17.2 computer as a Minecraft server
>(amongst other things).
>
>I have it set to auto-login to the desktop and launch the script.  I
>also
>have desktop sharing turned on so I can control it via VNC.
>
>A curious thing I found is that if the monitor is not plugged in, the X
>server will not start.  Because the desktop does not load, the
>Minecraft
>script does not start and I cannot control it via VNC.
>
>I previously had an old version of Ubuntu on the box before upgrading
>and I
>did not have this problem.
>
>Any ideas how to get around this problem?  I want it to just sit on the
>shelf and not have a monitor attached.
>
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